Status
Success
Sakura 3B
Launch Time
Fri Sep 16, 1988 09:59 UTC
Fri Sep 16, 1988 09:59 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Sakura 3B
CS 3b, renamed Sakura 3B was the third generation of japanese communications satellite. He was used for public communications operations and for cooperative operations such as emergency transmissions during disasters and communications with distant Japanese islands. He replaced the earlier CS 2 (Sakura 2) satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,099.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Stats
1988
90th orbital launch attempt
H-I
4th mission
2nd mission of 1988
4th successful mission